Kinloch ( gd, Ceann Locha) is a

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that is the main (now only) settlement of the island of Rùm, in the civil parish of the

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, in the council area of

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, Scotland. It has a primary school, village hall and shop and is the location of the ferry terminal. It is on Loch Scresort and centred round

Kinloch Castle Kinloch Castle ( gd, Caisteal Cheann Locha) is an Edwardian mansion located on Kinloch, on the island of Rùm, one of the Small Isles off the west coast of Scotland. It was built as a private residence for Sir George Bullough, a textile tycoo ...

History

The name "Kinloch" means "Loch head". Historically Kinloch was not the most prominent settlement on Rùm, but is now the only one still inhabited. In 1850 Port na Caranean was abandoned and people moved to Kinloch which had a population of 40.

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Hamlets in Scotland Villages in the Inner Hebrides Populated places in Lochaber Rùm {{Highland-geo-stub